Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Paul Magne Haakonsen Haven't the vampire theme been used enough in the Scooby-Doo universe? Or maybe it is just me...Regardless, "Scooby-Doo! And the Legend of the Vampire" turned out to be just another assembly line produced Scooby-Doo movie. You know, the ones that follow the very original Hanna-Barbera formula to the point. So you know what will happen here before it happens, and you know exactly how the movie will end.With that being said, aren't all Scooby-Doo movies essentially so? Yes, you are right. However, some of the animated movies do manage to distinct themselves from the rest of them, either with the storyline or with the "monsters" that the gang is chasing (and being chased by) after.This time the Mystery Gang has traveled to Australia where they investigate the mysterious disappearances at a music festival. Here they come face to face with the grim Yowie Yahoo creature.Right, nothing new or innovative here. It just runs a bit too much on autopilot here for this 2003 animated movie.However, I will say that I did find some amusement in the musicians and their costumes. But it was hardly enough to make up for the rest of the mundane experience that the animated movie turned out to be for me.The voice acting is very important for an animated movie to work with the audience, and "Scooby-Doo! And the Legend of the Vampire" had some good enough talents, although some of the more familiar voices were missing. It is always pleasing to have the voice of Frank Welker in a Scooby-Doo animated movie.My six year old son enjoyed "Scooby-Doo! And the Legend of the Vampire" well enough. I, however, found it to be lacking the fun and energy of many of the other Scooby-Doo animated movies. And as such, then my final rating of "Scooby-Doo! And the Legend of the Vampire" is a mediocre five out of ten stars.

ed_two_o_nine I have to ask myself why do we get these classic cartoons and try to update them. What we have here is a stretched put episode of Scooby Doo which on its own would not be too bad, it is just when they try to modernise them that it fails to work and I for one can not see the sense in it. Surely from a quality and economic point of view it would just be better to shot kids the clearly superior originals (pre Scrappy obviously). Anyway the premise here is that the crew are holidaying in Australia and are due to go to The Vampire Rock Festival. As one would guess a mystery becomes apparent that the kids have to solve. Now the classic Scooby elements work well but where it goes wrong is when the try to bring it up to date with the gay references and the rock music (but still incredibly keep Fred in a cravat). This frankly does not work and would have been best left alone. I have seen worse updates of classics but still I would avoid this and stick to the originals.

wile_E2005 With all those made-for-video Scooby-Doo movies by Warner Bros. Animation usually lacking the spirit of the older cartoons, Legend of the Vampire is back to the basics! So far, the first three of them were very dark and focused on real monsters, while the Cyber Chase one was better, going back to the fake-monster villains and containing some references to the older series. However, this one is even better! It seems to have been made to appeal to Scooby baby-boomers like me. The gang has their classic outfits, many of the old H-B sound effects are back, and the character design is just like classic H-B! The old voice talent is back, even Nicole Jaffe as Velma at long last! It was a thrill to hear the original Velma we all know again. However, I still think Frank Welker's Scooby voice is nice, but I prefer Don Messick Scooby's voice (even over Scott Innes as Scooby!) Welker's Scooby sounds more like Brain the Dog (of "Inspector Gadget" fame). The music is well-done remixes of the classic Scooby underscore (it sounds like it was made on an electric synthesizer,)and the animation is nice and fluid (MUCH better than usual Termite Terrace animation.) Also they ditched the new H-B Scooby logo to remake the classic zooming Hanna-Barbera end logo (with the big, abstract orange "H-B" coming up to the screen), which I find odd since this film, like the other 1998-2001 Scooby video movies, were made at Warner Bros. Animation instead of Hanna-Barbera. But it is still neat. Also, although it is done in a full "retro-mation" style, they still have modern references, such as using the Internet on laptops, as well as the Yowie-Yahoo being a gigantic monstrous vampire (which makes it a bit more like the previous films). The surprise-twist during the unmasking scene is also cool. However, there is a minor flaw with this film. The audio mixing was done very poorly. It's in 5.1 surround, but not all of the sound effects come out clearly. (You'll need a surround-speaker set to notice this.) So far, I discovered nighttime ambiance sounds hidden beneath the music during night scenes, and during the big thunderstorm at the beginning, among the new, digitally-recorded lightning strikes, the old H-B "Castle Thunder" sounds can be heard. That is the only problem, so far. This slightly reminds me of how they produced "Krypto the Superdog" and Spumco produced "Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon" (reusing most of the old voices and H-B SFX, "classic" drawing artwork, etc.) Plus, with the DVD edition here, you get audio commentary made by Fred, Shaggy and Scooby, as well as specially-produced outtakes, and more! All in all, if you like the classic Scooby-Doo cartoons of the sixties and seventies, this is the film for you!

malcomvetter After annoyingly sitting through the previous recent feature films that modernized this classic cartoon, I am happy to see that the Scooby Doo creators are getting back to their roots. Why mess with something good? I'm so happy that the gang is back in original gear, riding in the classic Mystery Machine, and grooving to tribute tunes. If they have to update the animation, at least they are leaving the content the same. If I wanted change or "creativity" with style, I'd watch a NEW cartoon.